Covid-19 In Our Prisons: Who Protects The Protectors?

AuthorSam Cooper
Pages64-71
64
British Journal of Community Justice
©2020 Manchester Metropolitan University
ISSN 1475-0279
Vol. 16 (2) 64-71
COVID-19 IN OUR PRISONS: WHO PROTECTS THE
PROTECTORS?
Sam Cooper, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
Abstract
This paper considers the potential impact of COVID-19 on front-line prison staff currently
serving during the pandemic. Its aim is to consider the long-term impact on front-line staff
during similar outbreaks and draw on that learning to identify what type of harm may be
experienced by prison staff, and what steps may be taken to limit such harm.
Keywords
COVID-19; prison; prison staff; mental health; harm; PTSD

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